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EQ. The Skill Nobody Taught You That Changes Everything ✨
Hello family 💛
Happy Monday.
Hope you had a beautiful weekend and are stepping into the week feeling refreshed and ready.
Here is an interesting concept I wanted to share with you to kick the week off.
And here is the thing about it.
You may have already experienced this in your life but never had a name for it.
Sometimes being able to put a name and a definition to something helps us understand it more deeply and actually embody it.
For those of you who are empaths or feel things deeply I am sure this is going to resonate.
It is not something that gets spoken about much in popular culture. But it should be.
The concept is Emotional Intelligence. Also known as EQ.
Now you may have heard of IQ.
Your intelligence quotient.
Which is essentially a measure of how well you can memorise and process information.
The standard that western academic and educational systems have long used to measure intelligence.
But EQ is something different entirely.
And research has shown that when it comes to success in life and in relationships EQ is actually more important than IQ.
Let that land for a moment.
So what is EQ exactly.
Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognise and understand emotions in yourself and in others.
And then use that awareness to manage your behaviour and your relationships.
There are four pillars to it.
The first is self awareness.
Being able to identify and label what you are actually feeling in any given moment.
The second is self management.
Being able to regulate and control those emotions rather than being controlled by them.
The third is empathy.
Being able to read and understand what other people are feeling and see situations from their perspective.
The fourth is relationship management.
How effectively you communicate, connect and navigate your interactions with others.
And just as importantly with yourself.
And here is why this matters so much.
Almost every area of your life is touched by EQ.
How you handle conflict.
How you make decisions.
How you respond under stress.
How honest and accountable you are.
How well you listen.
How you show up in your relationships.
How peaceful you feel just being by yourself.
If any of those areas feel like a challenge right now there is a good chance one or more of those four pillars needs some attention.
And here is the good news.
Unlike IQ which is largely fixed EQ is highly developable.
You can work on it.
It takes time and consistent effort but it absolutely grows.
Meditation. Journaling. Self reflection. Coaching.
Being able to show up to the live calls in this community and sit through what our coaches present and genuinely ask yourself where it applies in your own life.
That is emotional intelligence work.
Even when we do not always call it that.
The deeper your emotional intelligence becomes the more grounded, connected and effective you are in every area of life. 🔥
And the key is bringing awareness to it.
Consciously observing it at play in your daily life.
If you want to learn a new skill. Start a business. Meditate for longer. Heal yourself physically or spiritually.
All of it requires strong emotional intelligence.
Look into your own life and see where this has shown up for you.
The shadow work so many of us do/talk about in the spiritual community.
The periods of isolation that felt like your higher self or the universe calling you inward.
Those hard conversations with family, friends or a partner that either broke something open or helped you grow through it.
All of that is emotional intelligence being called forward.
Being practised. Being developed.
It is a huge part of this spiritual and personal development journey.
So as you move through the week keep this at the back of your mind.
Notice where it shows up.
Where you are practising it.
Where you are implementing it.
And where there may still be room to grow.
Something to reflect on as you step into this week.
Which of the four pillars do you feel strongest in.
And which one do you feel needs the most work right now.
Drop it below 👇
Sending you lots of love and good energy for the week ahead 💛
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